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1912–1994
Josephine Esther Bruce (29 November 1912 – 17 July 1994) was a British seamstress living in London. Her autobiography, Aunt Esther's Story published in 1991 and co-authored with her adopted nephew Stephen Bourne, was one of the first books to document the…
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Esther Victoria Cooper Jackson (August 21, 1917 – August 23, 2022) was an American civil rights activist and social worker. She worked with Shirley Graham Du Bois, W. E. B. Du Bois, Edward Strong, and Louis E. Burnham, and was one of the founding editors…
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Esther, Imiede mi, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1945–2006
Esther Faye Bills (February 2, 1945 – December 8, 2006) was an American soul singer and choreographer, best known as the "longest-lasting Ikette" in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. In the 1980s, she was the lead vocalist in the band Formula 5.
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Esther Mae Prentiss Scott (March 25, 1893 – October 16, 1979) was a Mississippi blues singer, also known as Mother Scott. After touring during the heyday of the blues, she stopped performing for about four decades before reviving her musical career in the…
1922–2006
Esther Merle Jackson (September 3, 1922 – August 1, 2006) was an American theatrical historian and director. Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, she originally taught at historically black colleges and universities and was one of the first Black women in the…
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Esther B. Popel (July 16, 1896 – January 28, 1958; also known as Esther Popel Shaw) was an African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance, an activist, and an educator. She wrote and edited for magazines such as The Crisis, the Journal of Negro Education,…
Biography
Esther "Hetty" Saunders (c. 1793–1862) was a poet in New Jersey, USA. She was African American and born a slave before her family escaped and she was taken in by a Quaker family in New Jersey. Her burial site at the Salem Friends Burial Ground is part of…
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Esther Sutherland (August 29, 1932 – December 31, 1986) was an American film actress who made a name for herself in several features of the 1970s and 1980s often portraying nurses, maids, spinster aunts, Jamaican women, cleaning ladies, and matriarch types.
1902
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA shellac 78-rpm record manufactured by the Victor Talking Machine Company. The label in the center, in gold, has an image of a dog near a phonograph with the caption that reads: [His Master’s Voice]. The gold reads: [Victor Record / Estudiantina /…
1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 7 inch, 45 rpm record featuring Norwegian artist Webe Karlsen. On this record Karlsen preforms: "Et Smil Og Noen Ord" (A Smile and Some Words) on side a and "Vaer Slik Som Du Er" (Be as You Are) on side b. Be as You Are is a cover of Nina Simone's "To Be…
1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Etchings by Betty LaDuke, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
1993–
Eternity Martis is a Canadian journalist and author from Toronto, Ontario. Her debut publication They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing up won the 2021 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for non-fiction.
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Ethyl Spraggins Ayler (May 1, 1930 – November 18, 2018) was an American character actress with a career spanning over five decades.
1936–2023
Ethel Bruneau (born Mae Waterman, January 1, 1936 – July 24, 2023) was an American-Canadian dancer, singer, and dance instructor in Montreal.
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Ethel Ernestine Harper (September 17, 1903 – March 31, 1979) was an African-American educator and performer. She was known for her portrayal of the Aunt Jemima advertising character during the 1950s.
1911–1991
Ethel Lois Payne (August 14, 1911 – May 28, 1991) was an American journalist, editor, and foreign correspondent. Known as the "First Lady of the Black Press," she fulfilled many roles over her career, including columnist, commentator, lecturer, and…
1904–1982
Ethel Moses (April 29, 1904 – June 1982) was an American stage and film actress, and dancer. She was billed as "the black Jean Harlow". Moses is best known for working in films by Oscar Micheaux.
1931–1991
Etheridge Knight (April 19, 1931 – March 10, 1991) was an African-American poet. Considered one of the most important poets of the American literary tradition, he was a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and…
ca. 1921
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMeta Vaux Warrick Fuller’s Ethiopia is widely considered the first Pan-Africanist artwork created in the United States. It provides a visual embodiment of the New Negro Movement—an era during the 1920s characterized by an increased recognition of artistic…
1928
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA linocut of multiple figures standing in front of a large gate. Printed in black ink on white paper, the print area has a black border with slightly notched corners. The scene depicted shows many small, white robed figures standing on the steps leading to…
2010-09-26
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 20, slide 46.
1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Ethiopian coffee pots displayed at the IES Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).
1969-01
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Ethiopian Galla Phallic Stones".
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